About The Release (from the jQuery announcement)
This release saw 83 fixed bugs and a total of 460 closed tickets. The test suite (which now has 4437 tests) passes in all the browsers that jQuery supports - and more. We verified the suite passing all of the following browsers:

* Safari 5.0.3 / 4.0.5 / 3.2.3 / 3.1.2
* Opera 11.01 / 11 / 10.63 / 10.54 / 10.10 / 9.64
* IE 6 / 7 / 8
* Firefox 4.0b9 / 3.6.13 / 3.5.11 / 3.0.19 / 2.0.0.20
* Chrome 8.0.552.215 / 8.0.552.237 / 9.0.597.67 Beta / 10.0.642.2 Dev

Additionally all of the API documentation for the release can be found on the API site: jQuery 1.5 API Documentation.

A full schedule of our upcoming releases can be found on our roadmap. Right now we’re planning on doing major jQuery releases more frequently (likely a couple times a year, rather than once per year). So, without further ado, what’s changed in jQuery 1.5?

papamike writes:  

I am releasing version 3 of my theming utility this week. I have changed it, added more features and now it controls 100% of the theme. There are seven configuration files to work with and all someone has to do is open the file go down it line by line entering the values to create their theme.

You can create graphic heavy themes, light themes, fixed width themes and full screen themes just by setting one value.

Blocks can be controlled fully. You can set both blocks on left or right side, have only one block show, or have the standard layout of blocks one on each side, all by changing 2 settings.

Download your copy from Papa Mike Creations  Read More...

Note: 

Thanks Mike!

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43028

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43028/

RELEASE DATE: 2011-01-25

CRITICALITY: Moderately Critical

DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Gallery, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system. Read More...

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42850

VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com: http://secunia.com/advisories/42850/

CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2011-01-13

DESCRIPTION: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome, where some have an unknown impact and others can be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data and potentially compromise a user's system. Read More...

papamike writes:  

I kinda tripped over this resource and thought I'd share it with everyone. Taken from the website:

The HiSoftware "Cynthia Says" portal is a web content accessibility validation solution. It is designed to identify errors in your content related to Section 508 standards and/or the WCAG guidelines. This free tool, meant for educational purposes, is an online test which only validates one page at a time.

Go to Cynthia Says to learn more.
Go to Section 508 to learn more.

Southern writes:  

Acing last year's quiz was nothing. Only true hacker heroes will survive Round 2

Back for more, eh? Our last programming quiz had seasoned pros pulling their hair out with its tangle of trick questions, obscure trivia, and the occasional bad pun. But if you think you have what it takes, we've assembled another batch of 20 questions covering the history, techniques, and jargon of software development. If you can answer them all, you're well on your way to the heights of hackerdom. Just don't let your guard down, because we might try to trick ya!

more: Programming IQ test: Round 2

also: Open source IQ test